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Household of William Thorne (born 1854, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Thorne and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thorne, born in 1854 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sophia Thorne, born in 1855 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), William (born 1877 in Motcombe, Dorset, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).


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William Thorne's household

Male

William

Thorne

Head
Female

Ann Sophia

Thorne

Wife
Female

Alice

Thorne

Daughter
Male

William

Thorne

Son
Male

Harry

Thorne

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thorne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Thorne

Head

Married

27

1854

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ann Sophia

Thorne

Wife

Married

26

1855

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Alice

Thorne

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

William

Thorne

Son

Single

4

1877

Motcombe, Dorset, England

Harry

Thorne

Son

Single

1

1880

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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